The kiddies at Villa Maria Academy will show Mother Nature some love this Friday. Students will parade around Country Club before returning to the school to read poems and dedicate some of the 81 new trees that have been planted on school grounds, all in honor of Earth Day, which is Thursday April 22.
Villa Maria was made aware of the potential planting by Almstead Tree Company in New Rochelle. They introduced school administrators to a representative from Million Trees NYC, which is part of New York’s plan for restoration of trees throughout the five boroughs. The representative checked out the land to see how many trees the school could take, and in the end, the school was left with 81 new trees.
Excerpted from the Bronx-Times Reporter, 3/22/10. Read the full story.
